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    "id": 937226,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "There is a culture that you stand on a podium and insult other leaders or people, just because you want to embrace a certain political orientation. If you want to abuse me, just come to my office and do so. Then, I will deal with you; it will be between both of us. But, when you abuse me during a rally, you are inciting communities. This is because you will incite my community and supporters. When you go to a funeral or political rally, it is good to watch out what you say. First, you should remember you are a leader and your utterances carry more weight than the voters you represent because Kenya is bigger than all of us and will stay after we leave politics. We even do not know whether we will reach the next day. So, I want to urge that in our very many formations, let us watch our tongues; have tolerance and accommodate each other’s views. Today, if I want to cause a conflict as the MP of Garissa Township, it is very easy. It is just about fabricating a story on the social media, sending some little money on M-pesa and then you will see people fighting. This afternoon we have an opportunity as leaders of the august House, regardless of our political differences and the regions we come from. We all represent the people of Kenya and the reason why we are here is to ensure that each and every region is represented. That is why it is called equal opportunity. I can remember even this Commission tabled a Report in the last Parliament on equal opportunities. Equal opportunities must be there horizontally and shared across all the tribes and the people of Kenya. Some of the functions of NCIC are to facilitate and promote equal opportunity, good relations, harmony and peaceful coexistence of persons of different ethnic and racial communities, and advise Government on all these matters. How Kenyans live together in their The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}